Collar construction



. 1,674,869 A. M. MCKENZIE COLLAR CONSTRUCTION June 26, 1928.

Filed Dec. 21, 1925 ALEX MoRRIsoN M KENZlE IN VEN TOR.

Patented June 2%, i928.

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ALEXANDER MOERISON MCKENZIE, 0F REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

COLLAR CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed December 21, 1925, Serial No. 76,731, and in Canada November 27, 1925.

My present invention app-ertains generally to improvements in the art of neckwear for men and specifically to collars, as described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features pointed out broadly and specifically in the claim for novelty following a description containing an explanation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention,

Briefly, it comprises a collar of that type including a neck band and an integral overlapping outer portion, provided with wings, to at ord in appearance the simulation of the so-called wing style collar.

lhe object of the invention is to provide a collar affording the appearance of the socallcd wing style collar, yet posiessing the advantage of concealing that portion of the tie which extends circumferentially thereabout to enhance appearance and retain the tie in proper position wnen adjusted.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collar in which. the upper and centre portion only of the tie will be disclosed to view, thus concealing the edges of the knot which are frequently poorly formed by the wearer.

an additional feature of the invention resides in the formation of the wing opening, which serves to constrain the knot of the tie properly in position.

Other advantages of my invention will be apparent by a perusal of the following specification read in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which;

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the collar.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same at a re duced scale, showing the collar fiat, and

Fig. 3 is fragmentary plan view of the collar as shown in Fig. 1, showing the wing construction and the position of the tie knot in respect to the same.

Numeral 4c designates the neck band of the collar which is provided with the usual stud holes 5, 6 and 7. The overlying outer portion 8 of the collar is attached to the neck band i in the usual manner. lVings 9 and 10 are formed integral on the ends thereof as shown. These wings are contigurate so as to lie flat against the outer overlying portion 8 of the collar when laundered, as shown in Fig. 1.

Attention is drawn to the fact that the folding lines 11 and 12 of the wings lie at an acute angle with respect to the upper edge of the neck band 4 so that when the wings are folded back as shown in Fig. 1 a triangular shaped opening 13 is provided.

Furthermore, the outer overlying portion 8 of the collar is sewn to the neck band l between the points 1e and 15 on y, leaving portions 16 and 17 free to permit the wing portions 9 and 10 to flex slightly, as shown in Fig. 3, to accommodate for the tie knot which I have indicated by dot-ted lines in Fig. 3 and designate by the numeral 18, positioned between the wing portions 9 and 10 and the neck band 4, This will cause the edges 19 and 20 to separate slightly and expose the centre portion of the tie knot, thus enhancing the appearance of the tie knot and hiding from View poorly formed or ragged edges.

It will further be noted that when the knot positioned between the wings 9 and 10, the upper portion of the tie will be positioned behind the triangular opening 13 and the edges 19 and 20 of the overlapping outer portion of the collar while gripping the lower part of the knot and retaining the same in position, thereby preventing the knot from falling,

Minor changes in construction or design may be resorted to in the con'n'nercial adaptation of the invention, but;

What I claim as new is:

A collar comprising a neck band; an outer portion overlapping said neck band; the greater part of said outer portion having its upper edge connected to the upper edge of said neck band; folded-back wings formed of the upper meeting corners of said outer portion and a portion of said outer portion adjacent each of said wings being disconnected from said neck band.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

ALEXANDER MORRISON McKENZIE. 

